Amblyseius acalyphus

Lofego, Antonio C., Demite, Peterson R., Kishimoto, Raquel G. & De, Gilberto J., 2009, Phytoseiid mites on grasses in Brazil (Acari: Phytoseiidae), Zootaxa 2240, pp. 41-59 : 42

Amblyseius acalyphus Denmark & Muma

Amblyseius acalyphus Denmark & Muma, 1973: 243; 1989: 75; Moraes et al., 1986: 6; 2004: 12; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 125; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 203; Lofego et al., 2004: 2 .

FEMALE (1 specimen measured). Dorsal shield 337 long and 200 wide; j1 28, j3 39, j4 7, j5 5, j6 7, J2 8, J5 7, z2 13, z4 9, z5 9, Z1 10, Z4 72, Z5 155, s4 58, S2 8, S4 8, S5 9, r3 11, R1 11; distances between st1-st3 53, st2-st2 70 and st5-st5 not visible; ventri-anal shield not visible; JV5 not visible; movable and fixed cheliceral digits not in suitable position to be examined; calyx of spermatheca 10 long; Sge I 28, Sge II 35, Sge III 38, Sti III 23, Sge IV 60, Sti IV 48, St IV 73.

Specimens examined: Turmalina (20° 00' S, 50° 26' W), June 2008, on P. maximum (1 Ƥ).

Remarks: This species is previously known from Brazil. Measurements of the specimens collected are close to those of original description, except that Z5 is about 0.7 as long as reported in the original description.